1870 Omata by-election
# 1870 Omata by-election

The 1870 Omata by-election was a by-election held on 27 April in the Omata electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Brown.

He was replaced by Frederic Carrington.

## Result

The following table gives the election result:

1870 Omata by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Frederic Carrington | 42 | 54.55 |
| | Independent | Captain E. Carthew | 35 | 45.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 9.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77 | |
